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Zusatztext 'Mergers and Acquisitions: A Critical Reader captures the key management issues that emerge during M&As. Drawing from classic articles and lively cases, Risberg integrates the important topics that continue to make mergers and acquisitions one of the most complex of business ventures.' - Nancy K. Napier, Boise State University, USA Informationen zum Autor Annette Risberg is Associate Professor at the Department of Intercultural Communication and Management at the Copenhagen Business School. Klappentext Introduction to the study of mergers and acquisitions. This book provides an understanding of the mergers and acquisitions process! how and why they occur! and also the broader implications for organizations. It presents issues including motives and planning! partner selection! integration! employee experiences and communication. Zusammenfassung By drawing on classic research perspectives and placing them alongside more recent alternatives, this book provides readers with a holistic overview of the subject. A unique collection of selected readings and contextualizing commentary. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section 1: Why Do Firms Engage In Mergers and Acquisitions? 1. Merger Motives and Merger Prescriptions 2. Not All M&As are Alike – and that Matters Section 2: Selecting Your Partner 3. Merger Strategies and Stockholder Value 4. Organizational Fit and Acquisition Performance: Effects of Post-Acquisition Integration Section 3: Integrating The Two Organizations 5. Corporate Acquisitions: A Process Perspective 6. Acculturation in Acquired Organizations 7. When Cultures Collide 8. Sensegiving and Sensemaking in Integration Processes Section 4: Employee Reactions and Experiences of Mergers and Acquisitions 9. The Merger Syndrome 10. Shared And Multiple Realities In Acquisitions 11. Experiencing Mergers Section 5: Communication During The Merger and Acquisition Process 12. Common Patterns Of Behaviour and Communication in Corporate Mergers And Acquisitions 13. Communication With Employees Following a Merger 14. Communication Issues in Postmerger Integration CASE Nordea Markets: Socio-Cultural Integration Challenges ...
